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Lion’s Club District Governor Brian Phillips installed the new 2016-2018 Victoria Chinatown Lioness President and Executive Board on June 11 following a delicious dinner at Golden City restaurant.

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Welcome to the new and continuing officers who assume their duties in July and are busily planning an active and exciting year of volunteer activities, author talks, celebrations, fund-raising banquets, fun and camaraderie.

Lion’s Club District Governor Brian Phillips will honour our June meeting when he installs the new 2016/2017/2018 Victoria Chinatown Lioness President and Executive Board.

Congratulations to our new president

Lioness Annette

“I take heart to one of the rules of life:

That the whole is always greater than the sum of it’s parts!

With teamwork and by focusing on doing what the Victoria Chinatown Lioness are best known for, providing for those in need, I know we can continue being the passionate, heart-centered club we have been for the last 25 years.

I am thankful for all the past members who have made our club what it is today and grateful for the support of our current members. I am truly honored to be the incoming President of this group of passionate women. I am committed to serving the club to the best of my abilities and I look forward to the continued support of my Lioness sisters. Together, in communication , we will continue to serve our community with pride.”

Sincerely,Lioness Annette

VCL 2014-2016

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Thank you Lioness Amanda

A heart-felt thanks to our outgoing President Amanda, our leader the past two years through a dynamic period of growth.

I am very proud and honoured to have served as President of the Victoria Chinatown Lioness Club for the past two years.

During this time, at our Author Banquets we have hosted, learned from and enjoyed Chinese Canadian authors Janie Chang, and Olivia Chow in 2014, and Evelyn Lau, and Paul Yee in 2015. As a part of these events we have donated books to the Victoria Public Libraries .

We were very honored in January 2016 when awarded the District Governor’s Certificate of Appreciation “for the invaluable work the Victoria Chinatown Lioness, have done in your community, the Zone and District 19.”

I have, and continue to value our Lionesses. I am proud of our service and look forward to my continued work with this dynamic club.”

The spring author banquet was an evening of superb food, company and thought.

Evelyn Lau humbly and passionately shared her craft with humor and grace. She provided a personal overview of her journey as an author of prose and poetry. Her readings were drawn from her original book Runaway: The Diary of a Street Kid , and her recent books of poetry.

Some thoughts she shared:

ON POETRY:

Poetry is important. It is the internal place to slow down, meditate and revisit a line or an image.

In writing, especially poetry, words form unique and exact images.

Listen for the sound rhythm and taste of words.

ON CREATING/ WRITING

There is a need for space, time, and solitude to think and read without internet or cell phone.

Uncluttered internal space is essential.

In creating, there is an almost mystical need for time and gestation.

There is a need to wait.

ADVICE

To younger writers:

Learn a trade that involves not too much thinking so you can go home and write.

Your participation and book purchases added over $800 to the Lioness fund and contributed to the $5000 donation to Nepal.

2015 OFFICER INSTALLATION

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Dynamic leadership is a key component in the vitality of The Victoria Chinatown Lioness . New and continuing officers are installed each spring. This year Lion Brian joined our celebration and officiated.